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I thought I would share a blog that I read a lot. It's the blog of Michael Yon, an ex military man turned reporter. He's been embedded with troops in Iraq for several years and does so independantly of any news networks, so that's probably why not many people have heard of him. A lot of his dispatches are about the troops and the companies that he is embedded with and have a lot more to tell as opposed to most large news channels.
"Today 20 people were killed in Iraq"
Is the typical thing that we hear over here, not about military actions and how our troops are doing the best they can to improve life over there despite the politicians bickering over here, doing what they can to further their own personal agendas.
He has everything in there, including the reality of death and how soldiers cope with it and the ceremonies that hold to honor and respect their friends lost in combat.
It's really an amazing read and there's sooooo many dispatches now. Be warned of two things if you click that link. Not everything is roses and sunshine, some of the things may be upsetting to some people. That and if you do start reading the dispatches, you'll probably not want to quit.
I thought I would share a blog that I read a lot. It's the blog of Michael Yon, an ex military man turned reporter. He's been embedded with troops in Iraq for several years and does so independantly of any news networks, so that's probably why not many people have heard of him. A lot of his dispatches are about the troops and the companies that he is embedded with and have a lot more to tell as opposed to most large news channels.
"Today 20 people were killed in Iraq"
Is the typical thing that we hear over here, not about military actions and how our troops are doing the best they can to improve life over there despite the politicians bickering over here, doing what they can to further their own personal agendas.
He has everything in there, including the reality of death and how soldiers cope with it and the ceremonies that hold to honor and respect their friends lost in combat.
It's really an amazing read and there's sooooo many dispatches now. Be warned of two things if you click that link. Not everything is roses and sunshine, some of the things may be upsetting to some people. That and if you do start reading the dispatches, you'll probably not want to quit.